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Identifying the Neural Correlates of Mental Simulation in Multi-Step Planning
Led by New York University · Updated on 2026-01-08
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
72 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
New York University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
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What this Trial Is About
Planning is the ability to think ahead by considering possible future actions and their consequences. This research study aims to understand how the brain supports multi-step planning by testing whether people simulate promising future move sequences while deciding what to do next. Healthy adult volunteers will learn and play a strategy game called "Four-in-a-Row" (similar to Connect Four). Participants will complete two sessions on successive days: an online behavioral training/playing session and an in-person brain-recording session at New York University. During the brain-recording session, participants will view mid-game board positions and choose the best move while the study team records brain activity (using magnetoencephalography \[MEG\] or functional MRI \[fMRI\]) and eye movements. Data from the game and eye tracking will also be used to fit computational models of planning that help interpret the neural measurements.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Identifying the Neural Correlates of Mental Simulation in Multi-Step Planning
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
Age between 18 and 65 years Diagnosed with the specified medical condition Willing to follow all study procedures and visit schedules Able to provide informed consent and comply with study requirements
You will not qualify if you...
- History of neurological or psychiatric illness
- Vulnerable populations
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
New York University
New York, New York, United States, 10012
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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